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njaga EN→LG

e- (n/n) Indian hemp, bhang; dope, narcotic, okunywa enjaga, to use bhang; to take dope. cf. omuyaga.

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nnyanja EN→LG

e- (n/n) lake; large body of water. Ennyanja Enfu, the Dead Sea. Ennyanja y'e Buyindi, the Indian Ocean, cf. yanja, obuyanja, oguyanja.l akayanja, ekyennya- nja, omulunnyanja. ^muyanja,^omuyanja.

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trap EN→LG

n., omutego, ekigu, omugomo, olutayo, ekisuwi, ekkolero, olusoggo, omuya, akamasu, ekidikya, ekigembe.

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yanga (-yanze EN→LG

nnyanze) v.tr. welcome; treat hospitably. Omugenyi teyeyanga nnyinimu y'amuyanga. (prov.) lit. The guest does not take care of himself, (it is the duty of) the host to extend him hospitality.

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basket LG→EN

ekisero, ekibbo, endiiro, endabi, enkanga, enzibo; fish b., omuya; b. for edible gnats (ssami), olutente.

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muyanja LG→EN

o- (mu/ba) The members of the Heart Clan (Ekika ky'Omutima) are sometimes called Abayanja. It is thought that they came originally from the Ssese Islands. cf. ennyanja.

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muya LG→EN

o- (mu/mi) kind of fishing basket with which to trap fish. Ssemuto w'attira eggege w'azza omuya. (prov.) The youth brings back his fishing basket to the place where he caught a large ngege (type of fish).

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Enjala LG→EN

ennuma (= e + n + luma). I am hungry. Enjala yagwa. Famine struck. Enjala esaza amagezi. (prov.) Hunger makes one use one's wits. Necessity is the mother of invention, cf. oluyala, omuyala, enjalayagwa.

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-yabayaba adj. moderate; mediocre; shallow Mixed

superficial; weak; helpless, enfuna eya kitaawe enjabayaba his father's modest income, omusingi omuyabayaba, a shallow/ superficial foundation/basis. Ennyambala ye njabayaba. His manner of dressing is quite mediocre/leaves much to be desired. Ensawo yange njabayaba. I have no money. I am poor. Emikono gye miyabayaba. His arms are weak. cf. ekiyabayaba.

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